Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-17
LOCAL BREyITIEs.

There will be social party given by
Branch No. 81, Young Mems Institute, a!
their hall this evening.
/ The Sacramento river receded yesterday
morning to l6 feet 10 inches, and remained
at that figure during the remainder OF the
day.
There will be fine time at w. w.
! Whites hop house, Brighton, this evening,
as ball, with fine supper at midnight,
are to be given.
The water is receding from the wagon
road leading west from the town of Wash
able to pass over the road despite the deep
mud.
Governor Bartlett yesterday appointed
| VIM. d. English as Harbor Commissioner,
vice Frank McCoppin also, John T. Cor
don, of Los Angeles, and K. 7. Graham, of
Lodi, as Notaries Public.
The steamer Clara Bell arrived from the
upper Sacramento yesterday with produce :;
steamer D. E. Knight, from Marysville for
San Francisco, with merchandise; steamer
San Joaquin. No. 4, from San Francisco,
with coal and lumber.
These arrests We're made yesterday ::
Theodore Temper, by officer Coffey, for dis
turbing the peace John Mcleod, by officer
Farren, for petit larceny Maggie Hill, by
officer wager, for disturbing the peace :;
Sarah Hill, by the same officer, for battery;
Martha Pittman, by officer Agncr, for bat
terry.
While the rain of the past two weeks has
descended so gently in this vicinity that, as
a general thing. it has soaked into the
ground, there are many sections of the
county where the soil refuses to absorb any
more, and the farmers are anxious for clear
weather, as water is standing upon their
fields in ponds where the bedrock is near
the top.
A large number of children and young
people are wanted to participate in the
grand presentation OF the fairy spectacle
operetta of Cinderella " at the Metropoli-
tan Theater at an early day, under the per-
sonal supervision of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Benton, of New York, originators OF iuven-
lie opera in America Particulars are given
in advertisement.
The little steamer Governor SLOVENIAN,
which was removed few days ago from
her moorings on this side of the river to
the Yolo side, when the stream was rising,
in order that she might be out of the way
of the driftwood coming down, appears to
have been tied too close to the bank in her
location, and the falling of the river is leav.
ing her in the mud.
VIM. Land is making extensive improve
ments to his new purchase, the Grand Ho-
tel property. The old flooring of the base
ment has been removed, and it is proposed
to put in one of artificial stone. All of the
first floor is receiving an overhauling, and,
it is said, will be fitted up for occupancy by
Mebius & Co. The changes include the
removal of the saloon on the corner and
the stairs on the Front street side of the
building.
The trial of George Henderson, who was
arrested in this city some time ago on sus-
picion of his being one of the robbers of
the Oroville and Quincy stage, from which
a gold bar was taken, besides other prop
erty, commenced at Oroville to-day A
number of Sacramentans left for that city
yesterday afternoon, having business at the
trial of the case, either as attorneys or wit
neSses, among them being CT. Jones, w. A.
Anderson, officers Thacker. Lee and Coffey,
John Eitel and John Norton.
1t was reported at the station-h house last
evening that Maggie and Sarah Fill were
creating trouble at their place of residence,
NJ street between Third and Fourth, and
on the complaint of their landlady, they
we're arrested by officer wager, Maggie for
disturbing the peace and Sarah for battery.
AS they were unable to give bonds, Chief
Dillman, in order to save them from hav-
ing to stay at the station-house over night
with Maggie's baby, procured room for
them at the Mechanics Exchange.